{"product_id":"9780802126788","title":"Eccentric Orbits","description":"Author: John Bloom\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780802126788\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 560\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incredible story of Iridium-the most complex satellite system ever built, the cell phone of the future, and one of the largest corporate bankruptcies in American history-and one man's desperate race to save it.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1990s, Motorola, the legendary American radio and telecom company, made a huge gamble on a revolutionary satellite telephone system called Iridium. Light-years ahead of anything previously put into space, built on technology for Ronald Reagan's 'Star Wars', Iridium was a mind-boggling technical accomplishment that sent waves of panic through phone companies around the world, because, surely, Iridium was the future of communication. Only months after launching service, bankruptcy was inevitable-the largest to that point in American history. It looked like Iridium would go down as just a 'science experiment'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is, until Dan Colussy got a wild idea. Colussy, a retired former President of Pan Am, heard about Motorola's plans to 'de-orbit' the system and decided he would buy Iridium.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rollicking, unforgettable tale of innovation and failure,\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003eEccentric Orbits\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp;nbsp;masterfully traces the development of satellite technology, the birth of Iridium, and Colussy's tireless efforts to stop it from being destroyed, despite the doors slammed in his face.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46814061494430,"sku":"ADS-9780802126788","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780802126788.jpg?v=1778333500","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780802126788","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}